Farm-gate.



No. 660,247. Patented Oct. 23; I900.

B. A. FISHER.

FARM GATE.

(Application filed Jgn. 25, 1900.\ (No Model.) 7 3 Sheets-Sheet I.

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No. 660,247. B. A. FISHER.

FARM GATE.

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FARM GATE.

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BEVLY A. FISHER, OF HAMILTON, MONTANA.

FARM -GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,247, dated October 23, 1900.

Applicationfiled January 25, 1900. Serial No. 2,705. kNo model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BEvLY A. FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, in the county of Ravalli and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to farm-gates.

An object of the invention is to provide a gate of this character which may be opened by a person from a carriage or mounted upon horseback; furthermore, to provide a gate which in opening with or against the wind will be equalized in its movement; furthermore, to provide a gate with a bottom section which may be removed when the ground is covered with snow, so that the gate may be freely opened and closed; furthermore, to provide the gate with a guard to prevent the opening of the gate by the stock, and, finally, to provide a gate which shall be simple in construction, durable in use, and comparatively inexpensive of production.

With these objects in View the invention consists in certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the gate closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing it open. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the gate when closed. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the latchpost. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the hinge-post, illustratingthe manner of hinging the top rail or bar of the gate to said post.

In the drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention.

Referring to said drawings, 1 and 2 denote, respectively, the latch and hinge posts, and 3 a fence-post.

4 denotes the gate, which is j ournaled to the post 2, preferably by a stud 5, projecting upwardly from said post into a socket 6, formed in the top rail of the gate. The lower end of the gate is supported by straps 7, which embrace the post and have a sliding movement about the same. The rear ends of these straps, as is also the upper rail 8 of the gate, are connected to an equalizer 9,which serves to equalize the movement of the gate whether it be opened with the wind or against the wind, thus rendering the operation of swinging the gate open or closed easier than if an equalizer were not provided.

10 denotes posts to which are secured arms 11. Pivoted to the sides of these posts near their upper ends are latch-dogs 12, having staples or screw-eyes 13 in their upper sides.

14 denotes a lever pivoted near its center to the upper rail of the gate at the rear of the post 2. Oords orropes 15 are strung through eyes 16 on the under sides of the arms 11 and through the eyes 13 of the dogs 12 and are connected to the ends ofthe lever 14.

17 denotes a latch pivoted to the outer end of the gate.

18 denotes a guard-bar secured to the gate below the latch to prevent stock from raising the latch.

19 denotes a catch secured to the post 1, and 20 denotes a guide secured to the post above the catch for directing the latch into the catch.

21 denotes a cord or wire, and 22 an eye secured to the latch 17. One end of the cord or wire is secured to the eye 22 and passes through a guide-eye 23, secured to the gate,

and has its rear end connected to the bight of a cord 24, the ends of which are secured to the ends of the lever 14.

25 denotes a bell-crank lever pivoted to the upper rail of the gate, and 26 denotes a tapered block for limiting the movement of said lever. The lever 25 is provided at its outer ends with eyes 27, through which the rope 15 passes. This lever is for the purpose ofincreasing the leverage or pull upon the gate when in an open position and it is desired to close it.

In operation, assuming that the gate is in the position illustrated in Fig. 1, in which it is shown closed, and it is desired to open the gate by a person from within the fence, the rope 15 is drawn upon, thus drawing upon the lever 14, which, through its connection with the latch 17, releases it from its catch, and then abutting against the rear end of the block 26 comes to a stop and causes the gate to be swung from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2, where it is engaged and held in place by the latch 12, pivoted to the post on the outside of the fence. After the person has passed through the gateway, by drawing upon the opposite cord 15 the latch secured to the post on the outside of the fence is elevated, thus releasing the gate and permitting'it to be closed and locked in its, closed position by the latch 17 dropping into its catch. Now should it be desired to open the gate by a person from without the fence, the last-named cord is operated and will cause the gate to be swung open or in a position inside of the fence, Where it will be en-, gaged by the catch pivoted to the post located within the fence. A

In the several movements of the gate it will be seen that should the gate be opened in the direction in which the wind is traveling the tendency would be for the wind to slam the gate hard against the post on the outside of the fence, which might cause considerable damage. By the provision of the equalizingpanel it will be seen that the force of the wind will be equalized for as the gate is being swung outward with the wind the panel is being swung inward against the wind and. will prevent the gate being slammed hard against the outside post. Assuming that the gate is being opened against the wind, the

.panel will be moving with the wind and will equalize the force of the wind.

I have provided the gate with a lower removable section which when the ground is covered with snow may be removed, so as to permit of the gate being swung in and out. This section is designated by the numeral 28 and is provided with hooks 29, which engage staples 30, projecting downward from the under side of the lower rail of the gate.

31 denotes turn-huttons pivoted to the central portion of the lower section of the gate and adapted to have their free ends swung upward into the position shown in Fig. 1 and be secured by pins 32 to the central post of the gate, thus rigidly locking the lower section of the gate in position to the main or body portion of the gate. After a heavy snow the pin may be removed, the turn-buttons swung down, and the lower section of the gate taken off and laid to one side until the snow has melted, when the lower section of the gate maybe attachedto the main section.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of my improved gate will be readily apparent without requiring anextended explanation. It will be seen that the gate is simple of construction, that said construction permits of its manufacture at small cost, and that it is exceedingly Well adapted for the purpose for which it is designed, and it will of course be understood that various changes in the form,

proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of thisinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a hinged gate which extends behind its pivot-post and is provided with a latch; a lever pivoted to the upper rail of said gate behind its pivot; a connection between said lever and the latch; a bellerank lever pivoted to said gate in advance of the first-named lever; and operating-cords connecting the bell crank lever with the first-named lever, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the hinge-post and latch-post; of a gate hinged to the hinge-post and having a vane or equalizing-panel, a latch pivoted to said gate, a lever pivoted to said gate, a connection between said lever and latch, operating-cords connected to said lever, a bell-crank lever pivoted to said gate, posts, arms secured to the upper ends of said posts, latches pivoted to said posts, and operating-cords strung along the arms and connected to said latches and passed through the eyes of the bell-crank lever and connected to the outer ends of the first-named lever, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BEVLY A. FISHER. WVitnesses:

W. A. STRONG,

ALLEN E. SHAPPEE. 

